Non-Neoplastic Mediastinal Cysts

Katherine Syred, Annikka Weissferdt

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Abstract

Primary mediastinal cysts are infrequent lesions that can arise from a variety of mediastinal organs or structures. Most of these are congenital in origin and incidental findings during investigations for unrelated conditions. Histologically, the cysts may be composed of various tissues, including bronchogenic, pericardial, thymic, enteric, Müllerian, lymphatic, and parathyroid types. Mediastinal cysts typically demonstrate a benign clinical course and patients are cured after complete surgical resection. In this review, the embryogenesis, clinical, radiologic, and pathologic characteristics of non-neoplastic mediastinal cysts are examined with discussion of the role of immunohistochemistry and the most pertinent differential diagnosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)294-302
Number of pages9
JournalAdvances in anatomic pathology
Volume27
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2020

Keywords

  • bronchogenic cyst
  • cyst
  • enteric cyst
  • foregut cyst
  • mediastinum
  • pericardial cyst
  • thymic cyst

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anatomy
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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